Seattle based Bliss Kolb is going Duck

Highly inspirational, in so many ways. You can explore the project in detail right over at BLISS KOLB AUTOMATA.

"Bliss Kolb has been designing and building wonderful things for over 30 years: custom cabinetry, furniture, theatrical stage sets & props, and video production design. Since 2010 he has turned to an early inspiration to create Automata, or mechanical moving creatures."

Images courtesy of Bliss Kolb. All rights reserved.

Star Wars, behind the scenes: 100 rare colour photos

For all photos please follow the link here: I-AM-BORED.COM

First concept drawings for the Starship Enterprise in 1965

Matt Jeffries' first concept drawings for the Starship Enterprise in 1965 in chronological order, starting with the earliest ones: via Being But Men, We Walked Into the Trees

Not completely off model

Mickey test, not completely off model but enough to make him look different.

Mickey test, not completely off model but enough to make him look different.

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Florian Satzinger Paperwalker (@floriansatzinger) am Aug 4, 2018 um 2:25 PDT

The friendly undead

Today's PS brushes test track, 'The Friendly Undead'.

The friendly undead.

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Florian Satzinger Paperwalker (@floriansatzinger) am Jul 26, 2018 um 1:12 PDT

The Wily Wizard, blue pencils on paper

The original sketch of the wily wiz is on its way to Australia.

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Florian Satzinger Paperwalker (@floriansatzinger) am Jul 18, 2018 um 12:40 PDT

The wily wizard must be caught

Drawing desk snapshots.

The wily wizard must be caught.

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Florian Satzinger Paperwalker (@floriansatzinger) am Jul 13, 2018 um 2:10 PDT

Disney's Christopher Robin

Knife, pencil, paper, duck

Throwback Tuesday

Today's morning beastwork

Thursday morning beastwork.

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Florian Satzinger Paperwalker (@floriansatzinger) am Jun 7, 2018 um 2:43 PDT

Pinocchio: Original character model statue

Pinocchio puppet model made by Bob Jones. (via Kevin Kidney)

Alien army, captain

Alien army, captain.

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Florian Satzinger Paperwalker (@floriansatzinger) am Mai 18, 2018 um 11:17 PDT

Process bits

Cartoon duck with pencil.

Duck from Florian Satzinger on Vimeo.

Process break down

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Florian Satzinger Paperwalker (@floriansatzinger) am Mai 15, 2018 um 2:38 PDT

1970's Mouse House Restaurant Style

1975 Walt Disney Studio Commissary Restaurant Menu (Images via/by Random Neat Stuff/Matt Crandall)

When I was a little duck ...

... I was used to having my art studio on the floor of my parents' living room, right under a giant glass bricks window. Best studio ever :-)

When I was a little duck I was used to have my art studio on the floor of my parents' living room, right under a giant glass bricks window. Best studio ever :-)

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Florian Satzinger Paperwalker (@floriansatzinger) am Mai 3, 2018 um 8:01 PDT

Piranha beak boy

Look who I met on my drawing desk, today. Rough sketch before the rough colour test

piranha bird boy from Florian Satzinger on Vimeo.

Look who I met on my drawing desk, today.

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Florian Satzinger Paperwalker (@floriansatzinger) am Apr 26, 2018 um 8:22 PDT

The Jetsons: Why The Show Still Matters

'The Jetsons' were on air for only one season, but it is still a favoured reference for all things yesterday's future. Read the full article by Matt Novak HERE (Matt Novak, Smithsonian.com, SEP 2012)

BG morphology pre-sketch, hijacking Spitzweg's 'The Butterfly Hunter'

'Eggscape', Florian Satzinger, 2017, hijacked painting. Carl Spitzweg's original from 1890

Throwback Duck

PK (Phantomias), ca. 2011, visdev colour piece, © Disney.
Original prelimimary sketch, blue col-erase pencils on paper:

PK, ca. 2011, visdev colour piece, © Disney.

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Florian Satzinger Paperwalker (@floriansatzinger) am Mär 9, 2018 um 10:12 PST

Throwback Thursday

Three pieces I consider 'personal classics' of mine, of sorts.

Another one I consider a personal classic of mine, of sorts.

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Florian Satzinger Paperwalker (@floriansatzinger) am Mär 5, 2018 um 11:14 PST